Crochet Baby Hat Pattern: Newborn Bear

My coworker is having a baby and I could not be more excited! This coworker (let’s call him “JB”) was the first person to train me at my new job. As such, JB and I have a “complicated” relationship. Mostly it involves him trying to hate me and me trying to win his favor. I will often say “Jay-beee” around the office when I see him and it wasn’t til months later that he confided that he hates that nickname.

Well too bad, JB. It’s your name! And get this – JB’s wife is also “JB” and their son–who is due in two weeks–will soon be another JB. Soooo cute.

JB relentlessly kids about my crochet skills so I thought there would be no better way to finally bury the hatchet once and for all than to make his soon-to-be son a hat. And so was born (pun intended)….

Baby/Newborn Crochet Bear Hat Pattern

Materials

Size H (US 8/5.00mm) crochet hook

80 yards worsted weight yarn (I used Vanna’s Choice in Taupe)

5 yards of another color (center of the ears – I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted in Cocoa)

The hat should measure 6.25 inches across and 11 inches high when it’s finished. Sounds like your gauge is off with the smaller height you’re getting, so you might want to try sizing up a hook or using thicker yarn.

I agree with Amber. My hat came out really small. I didn’t attach the ears yet so I’m going to try to make another hat, but this time I’m going to use a 6.5 mm hook instead of a 5mm hook. If the hat is took big I figure he’ll grow into it.

Great pattern!!! So so cute & most important–no buttons–so many people are adding buttons for decorative add-ons. Buttons are SO dangerous to use around babies. CONGRATS!! to you for a beautiful safe pattern!!!

Hi! I love your pattern. I was wondering if we are allowed to sell the hats we make from your pattern? Of course I would be giving you the credit for the pattern and only selling the hats not your pattern itself. Thanks for your reply in advance.

Hi, I am having trouble with Round 3. Shouldn’t there be 28 stitches instead of 27 stitches? If so then that would throw the rest of the rounds off. I have started this hat 3 times and I can’t seem to get it to come out right in counting the stitches when I come to Round 3. The pattern is so cute.

Hello, I have just finishing making this adorable little hat for my soon-to-be grandson. It was my first crocheting in over 25 years, thank you for helping me rediscover this craft. Your pattern was easy and quick to follow. 🙂 Best wishes.

Does this hat stretch pretty good? I’d like to make it with cotton yarn for a spring newborn, but 12.5″ isn’t very big around, unless it stretches easily. My kids both had big heads, and this would be for a family member, so I just want to make sure it isn’t too small. haha

To all of you that want a larger pattern size. All you have to do is continue increasing each round in increase sequence [1 st more between increases for each rnd] to enlarge hat circumference. Find another hat pattern the size you want also in half doubles, to see how many increase rows are made. Look up hat basics for increasing.

And couldn’t this hat be done in spirals, no joining rounds, to eliminate the obvious join? (Keeping track of rnds with a marker.) Then to end on last rnd, do a sc & a sl st to bring height of hdc down to previous level.

Plus, check your st gauge with hook & yarn suggested to see if you match ptn gauge. Will save you lots of time. If you crochet tightly, use lgr hook, if you crochet looser, use smaller hook. All basic theory of crochet. [I’ve been a certified instructor for 20 yrs.] (For crochet & also knitting.)

Oh, I see that a stitch gauge was not listed for this pattern. All ptns I see or buy give a st gauge you should match to obtain the correct size at completion. Well, see what the yarn label suggests for gauge & what size hook to use, then do a sample swatch to see if you’re sts are too tight or too loose. This is the MOST important factor in obtaining the correct result and the right size!

You can make any size hat from preemie to adult by just adding more increase rounds. This ptn “is” listed as a “preemie” so be aware it’s going to be smaller than a “baby” hat. But doing a couple more increase rnds will make it larger.

If I use US 8/5mm crochet hook with sports weight yarn, will the size be affected? How do I adjust to get the correct size ? What size crochet hook do I use with sports weight yarn to get the correct size.

I just used your pattern! It is so beautiful! Very easy to follow and thorough! Thanks for sharing! I make baby things for a local crisis pregnancy clinic and I see a whole bunch of these in my future!!